The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1887-06-17
At Rest.

At the funeral services of the late Mrs.
Emily Il. Hill, last Friday, Rev. Father Gun
name preached the following beautiful and
appropriate sermon:
Divine revelation alone could teach US
that death is 4 blessing. Naturally, we
regard it rs a curse, the most dreadful
that man can suffer Even without the
divinelv inspired history of Adams SIN
and fall. we would, in the presence OF the
death of those we love, ask ourselves. III
anguish. what crime hath mankind com
1nitted 10 deserve SO great 4 punishment.
Instinctively thus. we regard death as an
evil. Yet in Holy Writ it is called Il bless
in~. For spiritually considered it Is no
longer a separation from the sunshine OF
life. 70 longer 4 sad departure. but for
those who die in the Lord" it is the be-
ginning OF an eternal UNISON with the
Author of life. and the entrance to our
only true home.
But not in general terms is death de-
scribed in the gospel as blessing. For
the unjust and wicked. it remains dlreful
punishment, as through it they enter into
Judgment and hear the sentence OF eternal
condemnation. They crest not from their
laboIs:" because for the wicked, lsalas
saith. there is no peace" Who, then. are
the happy ones whose deaths are blessed !:
Who are they that "die in the Lord -
Not all who have possessed the faith OF
Christ thus die. for many are called to
the Faith. and few are chosen Faith
is a matter of the understanding, but man
is not saved by mere knowledge. The Will
and heart must he in accord with the
mind. We know God by the intellect we
serve Him by the will. SO He say: son,
give me thy heart.
-. !, III,
works is dead. or. in other words, the
homage of the mind is valurlesS without
shat uf the heart and will. Those. there
fore. who die in the Lord" are they that
have received the Faith. and, like St.
Paul. have kept it. not merely theoretical
" but practically. living up to their be-
lief. and Undertaking its maXimS by good
works. and by the observance OF God 5
positive laws and commandme ntS. thus
keeDipc themselves free from sin. and in
Gods friendship.
The lady whose loss we to day mourn
has done this, and therefore we call her
death blessed. trusting that God has in
Heaven ratified the sentence that oul
hearts are prompted TO utter. Her Faith
came to her not a Il heritage but as the
free gift of God. even rs St. Paul received
| it on his way to Damascus.
Reared in i religious belief which com
mands admiration for its strict sense oil
morality, its sincerity and simplicity, she
| brought with her to the Church, lever an
| cient. ever new" the best ground work OF
| holy life.
Always exemplary. conscientious. and
| prompt in the performance OF her reliSl'
Gus duties, she was noble type OF the
| best and greatest in Gods fair creation
| pure and thoroughly Christian woman
| The outcome of these virtues was the gen
tiencss. grace and at1ability of manner
and the kind consideration for others
which so strongly marked her character
We may hope. while praying for the
repose of her immortal soul. that she has
| truly found rest from her labors. and
that her works-tie example of her life
will follow hcr.
| Nav the flowers which she so well loved
in Hie-sweet emblemS of her pure soul
and Characterization with fragrance on
her grave; may loving hands be long
spared to plant and trim them there, and
| NAV the memories of her days on earth
be entwined into garland of sacred re-
| membrance to remind us of her yirtuous
| life and of her holy and blessed death.